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OTD in 1766 the Grand Union Canal is officially opened.
‘At its height, there were over 6,000 miles of navigable rivers and canals covering the length and breadth of the country.’
Words: Carolyn Hutchings
Artist: Roger Hall
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #14July #Canal
‘At its height, there were over 6,000 miles of navigable rivers and canals covering the length and breadth of the country.’
Words: Carolyn Hutchings
Artist: Roger Hall
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #14July #Canal
July 14, 2025 at 7:08 AM
OTD in 1766 the Grand Union Canal is officially opened.
‘At its height, there were over 6,000 miles of navigable rivers and canals covering the length and breadth of the country.’
Words: Carolyn Hutchings
Artist: Roger Hall
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #14July #Canal
‘At its height, there were over 6,000 miles of navigable rivers and canals covering the length and breadth of the country.’
Words: Carolyn Hutchings
Artist: Roger Hall
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #14July #Canal
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OTD in 1794 Horatio Nelson is injured during the Siege of Calvi.
‘It was whilst in command of the “Agamemnon” that Nelson lost the sight of an eye.’
Artist: John Kenney
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #12July #Nelson
‘It was whilst in command of the “Agamemnon” that Nelson lost the sight of an eye.’
Artist: John Kenney
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #12July #Nelson
July 12, 2025 at 6:09 AM
OTD in 1794 Horatio Nelson is injured during the Siege of Calvi.
‘It was whilst in command of the “Agamemnon” that Nelson lost the sight of an eye.’
Artist: John Kenney
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #12July #Nelson
‘It was whilst in command of the “Agamemnon” that Nelson lost the sight of an eye.’
Artist: John Kenney
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #12July #Nelson
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OTD in 1772 a Hampshire XI beats an England XI by 53 runs at Broadhalfpenny Down in Hambledon, Hampshire.
‘At this time, for every run that a batsman made, a notch was cut in a stick.’
Words: Vera Southgate
Artist: Jack Matthew
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #24June #Cricket
‘At this time, for every run that a batsman made, a notch was cut in a stick.’
Words: Vera Southgate
Artist: Jack Matthew
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #24June #Cricket
June 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
OTD in 1772 a Hampshire XI beats an England XI by 53 runs at Broadhalfpenny Down in Hambledon, Hampshire.
‘At this time, for every run that a batsman made, a notch was cut in a stick.’
Words: Vera Southgate
Artist: Jack Matthew
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #24June #Cricket
‘At this time, for every run that a batsman made, a notch was cut in a stick.’
Words: Vera Southgate
Artist: Jack Matthew
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #24June #Cricket
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OTD in 1804 Smithson Tennant documents his discovery of Iridium to the Royal Society.
‘Iridium is the densest of all metals … it is a silvery-white metal … a small cube would outweigh a large elephant.’
Words: W Murray
Artist: F Humphris
(c)Wills & Hepworth Ltd
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #21Jun #Iridium
‘Iridium is the densest of all metals … it is a silvery-white metal … a small cube would outweigh a large elephant.’
Words: W Murray
Artist: F Humphris
(c)Wills & Hepworth Ltd
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #21Jun #Iridium
June 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
OTD in 1804 Smithson Tennant documents his discovery of Iridium to the Royal Society.
‘Iridium is the densest of all metals … it is a silvery-white metal … a small cube would outweigh a large elephant.’
Words: W Murray
Artist: F Humphris
(c)Wills & Hepworth Ltd
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #21Jun #Iridium
‘Iridium is the densest of all metals … it is a silvery-white metal … a small cube would outweigh a large elephant.’
Words: W Murray
Artist: F Humphris
(c)Wills & Hepworth Ltd
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #21Jun #Iridium
"(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais" was the first original song to directly combine rock with reggae.
It was released on the 16th of June 1978...
#otd
It was released on the 16th of June 1978...
#otd
June 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
"(White Man) in Hammersmith Palais" was the first original song to directly combine rock with reggae.
It was released on the 16th of June 1978...
#otd
It was released on the 16th of June 1978...
#otd
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is the fifth studio album by David Bowie, released on the 16th of June 1972 in the United Kingdom, through RCA Records...
#otd
#otd
June 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is the fifth studio album by David Bowie, released on the 16th of June 1972 in the United Kingdom, through RCA Records...
#otd
#otd
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OTD in 1903 Henry Ford founds his motor company in Detroit.
‘He had a gang of men who fitted together each part of a car. Then the men moved on to another car.’
Words: I & J Havenhand
Artist: John Berry
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #16June #Ford
‘He had a gang of men who fitted together each part of a car. Then the men moved on to another car.’
Words: I & J Havenhand
Artist: John Berry
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #16June #Ford
June 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
OTD in 1903 Henry Ford founds his motor company in Detroit.
‘He had a gang of men who fitted together each part of a car. Then the men moved on to another car.’
Words: I & J Havenhand
Artist: John Berry
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #16June #Ford
‘He had a gang of men who fitted together each part of a car. Then the men moved on to another car.’
Words: I & J Havenhand
Artist: John Berry
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #16June #Ford
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OTD in 1215 King John agrees the Magna Carta.
‘John is remembered in our history as the king who was forced by the barons to affix his seal to Magna Charta.’
Artist: Frank Hampson
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #15June #MagnaCarta
‘John is remembered in our history as the king who was forced by the barons to affix his seal to Magna Charta.’
Artist: Frank Hampson
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #15June #MagnaCarta
June 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
OTD in 1215 King John agrees the Magna Carta.
‘John is remembered in our history as the king who was forced by the barons to affix his seal to Magna Charta.’
Artist: Frank Hampson
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #15June #MagnaCarta
‘John is remembered in our history as the king who was forced by the barons to affix his seal to Magna Charta.’
Artist: Frank Hampson
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #15June #MagnaCarta
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OTD in 1919 John Alcock & Arthur Whitten-Brown begin a flight across the Atlantic.
‘They took off from St John’s Newfoundland … and landed safely in a bog in Ireland 16 hours and 12 minutes [later].’
Words: Richard Bowood
Artist: Robert Ayton
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #14June
‘They took off from St John’s Newfoundland … and landed safely in a bog in Ireland 16 hours and 12 minutes [later].’
Words: Richard Bowood
Artist: Robert Ayton
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #14June
June 14, 2025 at 3:06 AM
OTD in 1919 John Alcock & Arthur Whitten-Brown begin a flight across the Atlantic.
‘They took off from St John’s Newfoundland … and landed safely in a bog in Ireland 16 hours and 12 minutes [later].’
Words: Richard Bowood
Artist: Robert Ayton
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #14June
‘They took off from St John’s Newfoundland … and landed safely in a bog in Ireland 16 hours and 12 minutes [later].’
Words: Richard Bowood
Artist: Robert Ayton
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #14June
On 13th June 1944, the first V1 flying bomb, or 'doodlebug', landed in England.
Hitler's ''secret weapon'' hit a house in Southampton, killing three people...
#otd
Hitler's ''secret weapon'' hit a house in Southampton, killing three people...
#otd
June 13, 2025 at 5:50 AM
On 13th June 1944, the first V1 flying bomb, or 'doodlebug', landed in England.
Hitler's ''secret weapon'' hit a house in Southampton, killing three people...
#otd
Hitler's ''secret weapon'' hit a house in Southampton, killing three people...
#otd
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OTD in 1842 Queen Victoria travels in a train for the first time.
“To everyone’s relief it was learned that Her Majesty had enjoyed the journey and expressed herself quite charmed with it.”
Words: Richard Bowood
Artist: Robert Ayton
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #13June #Victoria
“To everyone’s relief it was learned that Her Majesty had enjoyed the journey and expressed herself quite charmed with it.”
Words: Richard Bowood
Artist: Robert Ayton
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #13June #Victoria
June 13, 2025 at 5:17 AM
OTD in 1842 Queen Victoria travels in a train for the first time.
“To everyone’s relief it was learned that Her Majesty had enjoyed the journey and expressed herself quite charmed with it.”
Words: Richard Bowood
Artist: Robert Ayton
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #13June #Victoria
“To everyone’s relief it was learned that Her Majesty had enjoyed the journey and expressed herself quite charmed with it.”
Words: Richard Bowood
Artist: Robert Ayton
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd.
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #13June #Victoria
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OTD in 1599 Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre opens.
‘Built like the courtyards of the inns but without the inns. The design of theatres today is still based on the inn courtyards of hundreds of years ago.’
Artist: Martin Aitchison
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #12June #ShakespearesGlobe
‘Built like the courtyards of the inns but without the inns. The design of theatres today is still based on the inn courtyards of hundreds of years ago.’
Artist: Martin Aitchison
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #12June #ShakespearesGlobe
June 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
OTD in 1599 Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre opens.
‘Built like the courtyards of the inns but without the inns. The design of theatres today is still based on the inn courtyards of hundreds of years ago.’
Artist: Martin Aitchison
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #12June #ShakespearesGlobe
‘Built like the courtyards of the inns but without the inns. The design of theatres today is still based on the inn courtyards of hundreds of years ago.’
Artist: Martin Aitchison
(c) Wills & Hepworth Ltd
#LadybirdBooks #OTD #12June #ShakespearesGlobe
